Have you ever read Animorphs while listening to music?

[Azguard]

 I really really think that some music enhances the books so well. Sometimes, I don't even realize that the music is in the background, but then i get chills as i read a line and I realize that the music was really helping whether to enhance an emotional scene, or to make it stand out.

 i just thought of this, because I was listening to "Do you hear the people sing?" from Lez Mis while reading the quote from Terenia about rachel and David in book #48, this one

<Kill me, Rachel! If there's any humanity left in you at all, please kill me!>
"I'm one of the good guys." I choked, tears welling up in my eyes.
<Then do the good thing!>

[...]

I caught a glimpse of myself in a broken shard of mirror.
And saw what anyone looking down the alleyway from the sidewalk would have seen.
A young girl sitting knees-up in the sun, staring at a white rat.
It would be hard to believe the entire fate of the planet depended on that girl.
A girl who wanted to do the right thing.
But who had no idea at all what that was...

 and reading it while listening to the music (even though it might not be antthing similar) just accented that scene and made Rachel seem like a strong, yet at some point, young vulnerable girl. It gave the character a new dimension.

 I also remember rereading #18 to the soundtrack from "Perfect Dark 64" the game, and wow, it heightened it alittle.

[Touquie]

This should be in the Animorphs thread.

But yes, I think that the right backround music can make a book have more of an emotional impact on the reader.  Similar to a soundtrack for a movie.

[Dameg]

Not with Animorphs, but I enjoy listening to VAST albums when I'm reading Remnants...

[MySTiC SkyE]

the right music really does make reading any book more emotional.

[morfowt]

don't really like listening to music, and music actually bothers me when reading, so no I've never listened to music while reading animorphs.

[Azguard]

well, what music do you like morfowt?

[Phoenix004]

I prefer to read in quiet, but I am more than used to reading in loud places too. Music did used to bother me when I'm reading, partly because I sometimes ended up listening to the music instead of reading, but it doesn't bother me anymore. There are still a few songs I associate with certain books because I was listening to them while reading, but not really with Animorphs.

don't really like listening to music, and music actually bothers me when reading, so no I've never listened to music while reading animorphs.

Don't worry about it, I only really started liking music about half way through high school.

[Faerie Larka]

I read most things while listening to music.  So, while I'm not entirely sure, the answer is probably yes.

[morfowt]

well, what music do you like morfowt?

I don't really know if there's even a way to classify the songs I like. I guess some songs just appeal to me more than others. Although, I think, whether I like a song or not depends on the video that used with it. Like some songs I kind of like but only because it sort of associates with animorphs. But the only way I can see the connection is if someone else does first, and actually makes a music video of it. Yeah, kinda confusing.

[Azguard]

 i see isee. i get it. nice. so what music videos do you like?

[morfowt]

um...some of my favourites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JHj0XbDfSM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csKf-GioNlc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSag9rW2U7o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56CKvSNo1gs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6y5ydGbzxc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q54I-ei8cJk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3wwubqrpEI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efu52LdsmAk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyyud5qeXwM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlSpwSFX2VE

[Dameg]

For some people, it's hard to read and listen music in the same time. And sometimes it's the same for me. When I read, I shouldn't listen to French music. But I can, for example, read in English and listen to English musics in the same time (as I do for Remnants). No problem. I often do 2 things in the same time... My mind is quite strange ^^' It sometimes NEED to do 2 things in the same time. For example, it's sometimes hard to follow a movie, doing nothing else... so I often draw or something like that, in the same time...

[Azguard]

 yeah that's true. it's cuz we're not equipped for that. sometimes though, the mood is just right. I think soundtracks and themes work the best!

[Dameg]

yeah, soundtracks, classical... and all that kind... are the best.

[Liz]

For me, it's very hard to concentrate on anything else while listening to music.  I usually only listen to music when I'm on the train or otherwise unoccupied.

And anyway, I tend to associate really stupid songs/songs that have nothing to do with anything with Animorphs.